Ten Ways to Practice Sustainability for Design

1. Recycle printer cartridges, paper and all your materials.
2. Use water-based or vegetable-based inks for printing rather than toxic based inks.They produce less solvent emissions and chemicals.
3. Use recycled materials whenever possible.
4. Use materials form local producers, this will support their small business and have an overall positive social impact.
5. Decrease the font size of the design and overall volume of the characters and images.
6. Remove all the weak-links from a design, design it so that it will need none or little maintenance.
7. Utilize biomimicry in your design.
8. To reduce your carbon footprint, use as little or no toxic materials.
9. Print on both sides of the paper.
10. Do research before you purchase a product! Purchase the most sustainable product; printer, computer, television, even clothes,bags, etc. The less you buy the less waste you create.
11. Edit and review your design before printing so you'll only have to print once.